“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” -Mark Twain I’ve been watching the Olympics like a middle-aged woman: every night, on the couch, arguing with my husband about the etiquette of curling. I love seeing athletes from all over the world coming together to compete with such […]
February 2018
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Obsessed with Cinema
When I moved from Denver to the Roaring Fork Valley, I assumed my access to new cinema would suffer. It hasn’t. Thanks to theaters like the Crystal in Carbondale and the Isis in Aspen, the handy inter-library reservation system, and hard-working postal workers delivering Netflix DVDs every few days, it’s easy to go beyond the […]
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Our Town: Bea Lowick
The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. A while back we caught up with Bea Lowick, who bought and renovated Sopris Laundry in July 2016. Sopris Sun: Is this your first time in the […]
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CRMS returns to Climbing League State Championships
The Colorado Rocky Mountain School Oysters are hoping for lucky numbers 7 and 3 this weekend in Colorado Springs, where CityROCK Climbing Center will again host the Colorado High School Climbing League State Championships on Feb. 24. If the Oyster boys come out on top, it will be their seventh championship in a row. If […]
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Discuss the future of the John M. Fleet Pool
With the 40-year-old municipal swimming pool constantly under repair, the question of what’s next will be tackled in a 6 p.m. community forum on Feb. 28 at Town Hall. “The goal is to get people excited about the process,” said Parks and Recreation Board Member Kathleen Wanatowicz. “We want to make sure we’ve brought the […]
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Bits & Pieces: Finding my religion
A while back my older son asked me about God. I got all panicky, fumbled around with some half-assed reply and hoped that it would hold off any more questions concerning life after death, God or anything to do with religion for a while. But, as we know, kids are naturally curious and the questions […]
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Cousins compete on the court
With grandkids on both of the Western Slope’s top high school boys’ basketball teams, it’s sometimes hard for Jackie and Lew Ron Thompson to decide when to cheer. “We just sat at the side and nodded with each score,” Jackie recalled of the showdown between Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge on Jan. 23. Justin Thompson […]
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Too much to contain at TRTC
Gone are the days when Thunder River Theatre Company tackled one thing at a time. The opening of Arthur Miller’s Tony Award nominated drama “The Price” — featuring a powerhouse cast of Bob Moore, Owen O’Farrell, Trary Maddalone and Jeff Carlson under the direction of TRTC Executive Artistic Director Corey Simpson — would be enough […]
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Forging a new heritage along the Rio Grande ArtWay
Imagine having an entire week to dedicate toward an out-of-the-box intellectual pursuit — something you’ve always been interested in learning more about but for which you could never find the time. Every February, Colorado Rocky Mountain School ensures its students get just such a week in what the curriculum calls Interim. This year, seven students […]